Combined display and shipping box



Nov.v 22, 1938. M. M. soYBEl. 2,137,420

COMBINED DISPLAY AND SHIPPING BOX v Filed Oct. 8, 1936 ATTO RN EY Patented Npv. 22, less 2,137,420

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,137,420 v COMBINED DISPLAY AND SHIPPING BOX Meyer M. Soybel, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to International Folding Paper Box Co., Inc., North Bergen, N. J., a corporation of New Jersey Application October 8, 1936, Serial No. 104,567v

h h 4c1aims. (c1. zoe-444) 'Ibis-invention relates-to v collapsible combined kexposed vfinished surface II of which is the under displayaridshipping boxes, iand particlllarlyto ,surfaceas viewed in Fig. 2. Thesurface I I may thatl of box "in which articles are. packed for be imprintedsubstantially throughout its area shipment, and which maybe opened by the rewith the desired illustrations and/ or indicia I2,

`5 cipient forthedisplay of the contents. while the other surfacefof the blank remains u n- 5' The invention contemplates theprovision of a printed. When the blank is folded, however, both simple but veiicient one-piece box having a c01- faces of the cover 2D display the printed matter. lapsible container part provided with a proteot- The rectangular portions I3 and. l4 of the blank ing ledge, and with a display cover part adapted I which form the Acover 20, are folded about the lo to be raised to display the contents and selffold line I5 to form the integral bend IB at the 10 maintained when opened, in an inclined position. free edge of the cover and to arrange the outer- The invention further contemplates the provimost edge Il of the blank adjacent the upper sion of a box in which only one flap is glued and fold line I8 of the rear wall I9. Said portions which is providedv with an elcient lock for the I3 and I4 are secured together with the imprinted l5 endflaps automatically holding said flaps in place surfaces thereof outermost to form the stilened 15 against opening when said aps have been arand comparatively rigid cover 23 of two thickranged in place. j I I nessesY of material. Both faces of the cover The invention further contemplates the provitherefore, display printed matter` IN2. L sion of a display and shipping box made from a From the rearwall I9 extends integrally the blank which need be imprinted on one face only, .zrear side llaps 2If, 22, 'foldablev at right angles to 20 the` box, when folded from the blank,l having the wall I9,y and ,which will l ater be more fully printed matter on'both faces of the coverand on i described. fI'hebottom 23 of the box is limited by all its exposed outer surfaces. fithejrfear foldj24and .the frontfold 25 thereof.

The invention further contemplates 'theproVl-' 3'The"ifrox'itr 'v vallf'livr` extends -b einyeen the fold lines 25 sion of a one-piece display and Shipping'box which 25 and 21 and is provided'wlth thefrcnt side flaps 25 l is so designed that it may be collapsed for ship- 2 8 and `2l) extending outwardly therefrom and ment and easily folded into'shape to receive its foldable respectively 'about the fold lines 30 and contents, and which has suitable,'eilicient but 3|. The top wall 32` of .the container part of the simple holding means for the cover, and 'bracing box extends-betweentherfold lines 21 and 59, and means for the top wall of the container part. sprovlded vwithV aK cut-out portion V33, of the de- 30 The various objects of the invention will be `sired "shape to` provide adequate display of the clear from the description which follows and from contents, the remainder of the top wall holding the drawing, in whichl the contents suitably in place during shipping.A

Fig. l is a perspective view of the box in the The quadrant .projections 34an'd 35may be proi 35 display` position thereof, the contents, however, vided, if desired'at th'e'frontsid'of Said Cut-Out 35 being omitted. and to extendv from the continuous ledge 36 Fig. 2 is a plan view of the .blank from which varound the remainder ojjf the cut-out. The edge the .box is folded, it being understood that after flap -3.'I.at the. rear edge (if-the'top wall 32 isfold- I the edge flap has been secured inplace, th'e'box able about the fold lineliland is gummed, pasted 40 may be readily collapsed to occupy an area Whose or `otherwise.siiilgefiloly secured-to the'rear wall I 9 40 length is that ofthe cover added'to the-lengths of with the fold lines 59 and I I8 .co-incident, after -theendflapsbandwhose width is that-of the cover the bOX hiSbeen Printed, and4 When it iS ready added .toth width of one side of the box'. to be shipped in its, collapsed state. Projecting .Figr. 3 is a vertical fragmentary section of an from the `top Wall 32 218th@ end lflaps 33 and 39 'end of the boxtaken on the line3-3 of Fig. 1 which are lpreferablyidentical. lEach of said flaps 45 and showing particularly the locking means for `iS 0f Substantially the same'v length as theA side the flaps, l l naps 2l, 22, 28 and29, butis subdivided .into an `Fig- 4 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective' end forming-PGIQE-M foldbleabolit thefold vview of the locking means 'fortheiaps line 4| UCLOIIII'HJ!v end -0`f the bX, anda bottom 5,0 Fig. 5-is a vertical cross section ,ofv the box showengaging portion .4.21 foldableiabout the foldline 50- ingthe bracing means for the ledge, and the cover 43 and HO `6011'53'3@ With the bottom Wall 2,3.. VThe holding tab. free corners of the bottom engaging portion '42- are In the practical embodiment of theinvention preferably beveled as at 44. which has been shown by Way of example, the box A s shown in Fig. 2, the material remOVed t0 is formed ofthe one-piece blank llLvthenally form the cut-out 33 may be cut'by the severing 55 I other in pairs.;` 'whereafte cut 60 and the end severing cuts 6I and 62 to form flaps 63 and 64 bendable about the respective fold lines 65 and 66 and also bendable about the fold lines 61 and 68. That portion 69 of the flap 63 between the fold lines 61 and G5 is bent under the adjacent portion of the ledge 38 about the fold line 61, While the remaining part 63 of said flap is bent about the fold line 65 into upright position and against the front wall 26, and

thereby serves as a brace and support for the ledge. Similarly, .the flap-64 hasonevportion 12 thereof bent underneath the adjacent portion or rear part of theledge and the remainder-thereof again bent into vupright position against the rear wall I9.

To provideritiealrfisl down on the top wall32 ;},l "slit-.as .15 may-be r'n'adeat about the center-:oftheJfoldflineij'lfto `receive a snitebie tab rennen en", tnejcoaervgg; preferably;- said tab is outlined. bytheseverirg cut16 termi-r Locking means are provided for automatically securing the en d flaps 4I) in place when the bottom engaging portions 42 thereof have been -inserted into the interior of the container part and in contact with the bottom 23. Said means comprises the pair of recesses 45, 46 extendingr toward each other inwardly of the edges of the end edge portion of the recess'49. The fold 43 is spaced from the edges-41 of the ref ss distance substantially equalr to the thickness the paper from which the blank is madeQ-f' f Each of the outer portions of the side flaps i 2|, 22, 28 and 29 is reduced in width along one of its edges beginning at a point as 5D and exe tending to the outermost end of the'fiap.y Said v point 50 is spaced frontthe fold line of the flap a distance substantially equal to the lengths of the recesses 45 and 46. `From the pointv 50extends the outwardly inclined edge 5I meeting the edge 52 of the flap, :which edge 52 is in alignment with the adjacent fold line 24 or 25, and forms the wider part 53 of the flap.l

- It will be seen that after theend flap 31 has been secured in place as `above described, the sides I9 and 2 6 may .'be lraised fromfthei'r collapsed positions vinto upright v positionwhereby the bottom I0 andtop wall 32 are side flaps being'a'rranged ini The side flapsfmay then` b fo edge 41 of the indent isjforcedpast-.tneportion pa1ft-and-.thef'rea`r Portion 0f the front part b'eing' lientintoy hprizontal'position against the 52, said portion 52 owing tothe-inherent iency of the flap, automaticallygmoves,dow wardly over the outsideof the edgej 41 Inf-the fr opened.

serts the contents into the box`, will unfold the nani at its upper` edge and'is hingedlto the oute'npar't f ,.part; It will be understood that the user who invarious flaps excepting the ilap 31, to extend the box from its collapsed position into the position in which the lled boxes are shipped. In its collapsed position, the various flaps of the box are not folded, excepting that the flap 31 has been secured in place to the side I9, and Ythe doubled cover has been folded about the line I8 on to the remainderof the collapsed blank, thereby forming a collapsed box whose Width is that of the top plus 4thewidth of one side, and whose length is the length Vof the cover. plus the lengths of the various flaps.

After theiuser has arranged the flaps in the manner described and has folded the parts 63 ,and '6 4 `i,nto their proper supporting positions, thefcontents are inserted into the container 'portion'pf thebox, vbei'ng'held in place by the ledg,el36 .a nd,the extensionsthereof 34 and 35.

'f Thetabll' is'lthen-lifted'and the cover 2D folded dpwn-fqnftop of :theledge -wiiilvth'e `tab is, forced j throughthe slitf 'lt'gliio'` ,that the lled vboxes may beshippe'dfft the mereliant., The merchant need only ,openY-thQcQNer 2.0 by pulling'n the tab 11 out ``wherebythe .contents ,l of the -box are displayed to the purchaser. v

It will be understood that the fold line I8 is of such depth that while the cover 20 may be folded into an inclined position past the vertical plane Vof the rear wall I9, the cover itself is maintained in a self-inclined position owing to the `resistance to folding offered by the partly scored aps 38, 39 and being each ,provided with sides.;` 41, 48 converging slightly inwardly,y said .sides being joined by the substantially .sernicircula fold line I8, whe'reby thec0ver is automatically A -itsJproperdis'play position; further beunderstod-that both sides of hef" ,asf'yvell as-the feritireiiter or vexposed 'faccio theboxmar:be'eiiitably vDrintedfb'y the g" f,-th e'; 1 nder )surface ofwthe blank .I0 vbutnecessitating theiprinting of `boit v sides'of` the blan'lt.` The parts 63"'and 64 may beom'itted if desired, by severing along the 'lines `(i1.- and 68, `.and the ytab 'I1 and slitl 15 may alsofbe .'omltted.

l It will be seenv that my invention provides a simple' and comparatively inexpensive box well adapted for display purposes, as well as shipping purposes, .andqformingv an eiiicient and secure holding-means 'for the contents thereof.

While there has been shown a specific embodiment ofy theinvention, there is no intention to y.limit the claimsthereto, but it is intended to @mariene-'za .ceniai-,rur part and an .rajtbdver part hinged'-integrallyatits 'etothelupperfrear edge ofthe container aid-container part-having atop wa'llthereon-'Vproyidedwith anjop'ening', part of themac rnoyed @from-theater) :wall to f-orr'n the ope'inng@being` 'separated-'by a slit into a front rear :party the front portion of the f said parts being forint fa -support for :top wall, and flaps extending integrally 'from the end edges of the top walland forming the"endwalls of said container 2, A box of a vsingle sheet of p'ape'r'rcomprising a 'hinged cover of double thickness, the outer of 4. A combined shipping and display box of af single piece of material and comprising a cover said thicknesses being imperforate, a container part having front and rear walls, end walls, a bottom and top wall provided with an opening, and a score line at-the junction of the outer thickness of the cover and said rear walls, said score line being of insuiiicient depth to permit movement of the cover through an angle of 180, but sucient to permit movement of the cover throughan angle greater than any /fess than whereby said cover when so moved is selfmaintained by gravity in an inclined position, said cover being hinged'at said score line to close down on and to completely cover the top wall, the thicknesses of said cover being secured together over substantially their entire areas. 3. In a oneepiece combined display and shipping box, a cover part folded on itself to provide two adhering thicknesses of material and coex tensive with the container part, a container part hinged integrally at its rear edge to the lower edge of the cover part, a. score line between said parts of suilcient depth to permit said cover part to be sustained solely by gravity in a. backwardly inclined display position under the weight put upon the outer thickness of said cover by the adhering inner thickness, said container part having a top wall provided with a substantially central opening, adapted to be completely closed by the cover when moved from its display position.

of two adhering thicknesses of material having an integral bend at the upper edge thereof and hinged at the lower edge thereof, ascore line at said lower edge of sufiicient depth to` permit the movement of the cover through an angle slightly greater than 90 into an inclined display position and to be maintained by gravity in said position, a rear side extending from the outermost thickness ofthe cover, a bottom extending integrally from the lower edge of the rear side, a front side extending integrally 'from the iront edge of the bottom, a top extending integrally from the upper edge of the front side, said top having an opening therein forming a ledge around the box, the material Vof said top removed to form said opening being dividedv in a rear and front part by a slit, the rear part being rst bent into contact with the rear part of said top and then bent vertically into contact with the rear side, the front part being bent horizontally into contact with the front part of said top and then into contact with said front side, said cover when swung about the score line down on said top completely covering said opening and said ledge. i

MEYER M. SOY'BEL. 

